Wednesday, September 23, 2015

■Age 30■He graduated from Florida State University in 2008 and West Dean College in 2012, earned his master’s of fine arts in painting and drawing from the University of Sussex, England, 2012.■Of Indian descent, Seenath was born in the United States to par- ents from Trinidad.

How did you come to the Boynton Beach
Arts District?
I had been to events at BBAD and got to know
Rolando Chang Barrero, the founder of the Arts
District. I was teaching art in a middle school and
when my contract was up, I decided to use the
time to create and work on my art.
What is your style?
It’s a mixture of everything I’ve learned, incor-
porating Western-style art and incorporating
Asian-influenced aesthetics, including cultural in-
fluences from Indian, Thai and Buddhist artwork.
I also work in pen and ink and prefer to paint with
acrylics.
Where do you get your inspiration?
I study Indian art from the past and incorpo-
rate its influences into my work, focusing on is-
sues such as racism and colonialism that affect
me and other minorities. Much of my work is po-
litical in nature, dealing with social issues, factory
and migrant workers, social consciousness and
my experiences in cross-cultural dating.
What do you want to achieve with your art?
I want to show people a different perspective,
to see something from another’s perspective. If
you can do this through art, that’s what makes it
great. Open a window into another’s reality.
Are you disciplined in your art practice?
No. Distractions take over. It goes in cycles. I
can paint and draw frenetically, then nothing,
while I wait for inspiration to hit.
What is your creative process like?
I spend time looking back at my old work and
sketchbooks to give me new ideas. I’m re-
imagining old work in new contexts, and spend-
ing time in self-reflection. I use a computer to do
preliminary drawings. Then I print them and use
carbon paper to trace the images onto the canvas.
It’s exacting work.
What accomplishment are you most proud
of?
Getting through graduate school. It’s one of
the toughest things I’ve ever done. It’s changed
my outlook. I don’t have the same inhibitions I
had before. I channel my strongest ideas into my
work and see what happens. I’ve created some
controversy with my work and have gotten a
strong response from the public. I challenged
people’s ideas and preconceived notions and, in
the process, have grown both personally and ar-
tistically.
What did you want to be growing up?
A geneticist or biomedical engineer. I started
those studies at FSU before I switched to art.
Whose work do you admire?
I love the work of Pakistani artist Shahzia
Sikander, an expert in Indo-Persian miniature
painting. I met her at the Norton Museum of Art
last year and she is one of the first South Asian
artists to contemporize Indian art, combining
Muslim imagery and Indian themes.
What quality do you value most in yourself?
I’m curious about everything. I go beyond the
superficial and try to learn as much as possible.
I’m curious about the science and physics of
everything.

Artists, Thomas McAvoy, Michael Kupillas, Pascal Doytier and Rolando Chang Barrero present the first AeroArt Project. Using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional Drone.Initiating the use of a drone as a tool for the creative process all are invited to participate in the fun and exciting new art form.
The intention is to inspire our youth to run with this idea and take it to new heights- literally!
Dress appropriate if you'd like to join us...it may get messy!
Fun Level: Very Very High!

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FIRST SPECIAL EVENT END SECOND SPECIAL EVENT START Artists/Curator Talk - Annex Gallery

Friday, Oct 16th, 2015 - 6:00 pmthrough 8:00pm

THE ARMORY ART CENTER

1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Event Description:

Artists of Art Salon: A Collective Dialogue will exhibit the works of 58 artists, from Miami to Martin Counties, all of whom have been presenters over the last three years at Elle Schorr’s Art Salons. The works will fill three galleries at both the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach and the newly renovated, mural covered Armory Annex Gallery in Lake Worth.

Paintings, sculptures, and installations, using a wide variety of mixed media, and a video lounge (in Lake Worth), will address a breadth of social, cultural, and aesthetic concerns. The works will be grouped into three themes: “The Individual” in Greenfield Gallery, “The World” in East Gallery, both in West Palm Beach, and “Beyond” in the Armory Annex Gallery in Lake Worth.

Art Salons at the Armory have contributed to the understanding of contemporary art practices in South Florida since March, 2012. Presentations have been given by artists, writers, curators, gallerists, and collectors about their work, the work of well-known artists, and about professional artists’ development. The Armory Art Center is honoring the Art Salons with an exhibition this October, curated by Elle Schorr, founder and organizer of the Art Salons at the Armory.